Ask Ligonier How Can I Balance Serving Others with Dealing with My Chronic Illness?
Sep 5, 2024
Sinclair Ferguson, a teaching fellow and vice chairman at Ligonier Ministries, shares his insights on navigating chronic illness while serving others. He discusses the isolation often felt and the importance of self-care as a divine calling. Through personal stories, Sinclair emphasizes that our worth isn't tied to accomplishments but to our identity in God. He encourages listeners to embrace God’s grace, reminding them that true value is found in being rather than doing.
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Self-Care Enables Service
- Prioritize self-care to serve others effectively, like putting on your oxygen mask first in a plane emergency.
- God commands us to care for ourselves as an essential part of loving our neighbors.
Seek Support and Focus on Christ
- Cultivate friendships with cheerful, sympathetic church members to support emotional and spiritual struggles.
- Keep your eyes fixed on Christ who understands and sympathizes with chronic illness.
Value Lies in Being, Not Doing
- Christian value is measured by God's love and our spiritual character, not by what we do or accomplish.
- Our being and how we handle suffering ministers to others even without active service.